Yixing Zisha Wares - 15th November 2011

Lot 3

A rare hexagonal Yixing teapot and cover mid 18th century

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £950

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Description

A rare hexagonal Yixing teapot and cover mid 18th century, raised on a shaped footrim, the neck band impressed with a key fret design, the cover surmounted by a recumbent lion dog before a spinning brocade ball, indistinct oval seal mark to the cover, 20.8cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection.